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亂
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乱
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chaos

HSK 10
Abstract →Qualities
luàn
ラン、ロン
みだ.れる、みだ.る、みだ.す、みだ.れ、おさ.める、わた.る
란
Depicts two hands (爫, 又) organizing tangled threads.
Components
Traditional (亂)
爫 claw (top)+ 又 again+ ◎ characterless component =
亂 chaos
爫 Iconic component
zhǎo claw (top)
radical 87
爫 is a component form of 爪.
又 Iconic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts tangled threadwork.
Simplified (乱)
舌 tongue+ ◎ characterless component =
乱 confusion, mess
舌 Simplified component
shé tongue
Shorthand for the left side of the traditional character 亂.
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts tangled threadwork.
Notes
Similar Characters
爭 contend (trad)爰 lead乳 breast受 accept争 contend (jp)事 matter亟 immediately叉 fork叔 uncle史 history夬 parted妻 wife攵 tap殳 weapon or tool皮 covering盡 exhausted (trad)聿 writing肀 brush奚 where? what? how? why?妥 appropriate
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
乱
Regular
Modern
Chinese
乱 / 亂 [luàn]
in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary
Japanese
乱 らん 同音
noun revolt; rebellion; war
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (152)
混乱 [hùn​luàn] #2,314
confusion
乱七八糟 [luàn​qī​bā​zāo] #4,928
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
扰乱 [rǎo​luàn] #7,242
to disturb
捣乱 [dǎo​luàn] #5,415
to disturb
紊乱 [wěn​luàn] #11,322
disorder
乱动 [luàn​dòng] #6,137
to fiddle with
骚乱 [sāo​luàn] #10,746
disturbance
乱世 [luàn​shì] #19,193
the world in chaos
凌乱 [líng​luàn] #23,255
messy
乱跑 [luàn​pǎo] #7,525
to run around all over the place
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
⭐ 乱暴 [らんぼう] #2,421
violence
KOREAN WORDS (17)
혼란 #16,677
confusion; mess; disorder
교란 #24,803
confusion; disturbance; bewilderment
소란 #29,416
disturbance; fuss; commotion
난동 #42,215
violent acts; wild behavior; disturbance
광란
craze; frenzy
난국
crisis; chaos; difficult situation
난세
troubled times; turbulent days
난시
astigmatism; distorted vision
난폭
being violent; being aggressive
내란
rebellion
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